

It’s so important, and the old Siri Remote is so bad, that it’s worth considering an upgrade to this new one. An entire Roku Ultra is just $10 more than that!īut unless you have a high-end programmable remote like a Harmony, the Siri Remote is likely your one and only way of interfacing with the Apple TV hardware.

Let’s face it, $59 is too much for this remote. There’s no reason it couldn’t have Find My support if only to make a chirp so you can realize you absentmindedly left it in another room, or that it slipped into the couch cushions. Im responsible for the apps Yoink for Mac, iPad and iPhone, ScreenFloat, Transloader, Glimpses, flickery and SiriMote. It makes some sense why Apple wouldn’t want the extra expense of putting a U1 chip in the remote, but it’s got Bluetooth 5.0. Requires OS X Sierra 10.12 (or newer) and a Mac with Bluetooth 4.0. SiriMote connects your Apple TV Siri Remote and allows you to control your Mac with it. SiriMote now supports Apple’s new Siri Remote (2021) on macOS 11 Big Sur and newer. More frustrating is the lack of Find My support. The new one gets rid of those, but they probably won’t be missed. The old Siri Remote had an accelerometer and gyroscope sensor that was used in a handful of games. New posts WikiPost Latest summaries Watched WikiPosts. Home New Posts Forum List Trending New Threads New Media Spy. It’s not all new functionality-some of the old features are gone. Mac Pro Mac Studio MacBook Air 14 & 16' MacBook Pro 13' MacBook Pro macOS Monterey macOS Ventura Apple Studio Display watchOS 8 watchOS 9 WWDC 2022 Guides. It makes a lot more sense to place the Siri button on the side.
